[dropcap1]W[/dropcap1]here birthday parties for three, four, and five-year-olds are what makes growing up seem so much fun, the sounds and excitement after age 50 mark different milestones. And who would ever guess that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) would create great opportunities for some of your birthdays, and mandate action at others. Here’s a short […]
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Here’s a hypothetical scenario for you: You are given a choice between using Car A or Car B to drive from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. You know nothing about the cars, but you may ask only one question. What question would you ask in order to make the right decision for you? Many people
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I was talking with a neighbor this past week about Facebook and we were discussing whether it was time to buy its stock (or not)…since neither of us “got in” on the IPO—Initial Public Offering this past May. Here’s a refresher: Facebook (FB) IPO’d at $42/share and immediately shot up as high as $45/share. And
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Look into your crystal ball and imagine this hypothetical headline 10-years from now: “Government Bonds Deliver Negative Real Rates of Returns for 10-years Straight!” “Is this even possible,” you ask? Yes, when you consider the extremely low yields bonds are offering today and the possibility of inflation over the next 10-years. Of course there is
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